February 8 — Opera Day
A perfect day to take another swing at the Queen of the Night aria, (or maybe just opt for a recording).
February 13 — World Radio Day
Radio had been recognized as having such a profound impact on the world today. Turn the dial to your favourite FM to celebrate in style!
March — Play the Recorder Month
Many of us played the recorder in elementary school, but the woodwind instrument is featured in works ranging from Handel and Bach to Hindemith and Bernstein.
March 4 — Marching Music Day
March forth on this March 4th marching music holiday (get it!?). And listen to some Sousa while you’re at it!
March 29 — Piano Day
In a nifty tie-in, we celebrate the piano on the 88th day of the year, matching the number of keys on a piano!
April 1 — National Trombone Players Day
Celebrate by telling all your trombone friends how much you appreciate what they add to the music world!
April 11 — Barbershop Quartet Day
We sure appreciate that the holiday celebrating an ensemble of four takes place in the fourth month of the year. Get some friends together and try to harmonize!
April 16 — World Voice Day
Though not exclusively geared towards singers, we know that vocal music is a critical part of how humans use their voices.
First Friday of May — International Tuba Day
We’ll venture a guess that this is the lowest-pitched holiday of the year.
May 22 — Buy a Musical Instrument Day
As if we needed encouragement…
June 21 — Make Music Day
The holiday originated in France in 1982 as Fête de la Musique and has certainly caught on — it’s now celebrated in more than 115 countries worldwide.
July 31 — Uncommon Instruments Awareness Day
Time to dust the cobwebs off your theremin and zeusaphone…
August 12 — Vinyl Record Day
Do you own any vinyl record? Time to check out the best-selling album from the year you were born!
August 20 — National Radio Day
Radio is so special, it gets two holidays!
September — Classical Music Month
One of our favourite months of the year!
September 21 — National Dance Day
Brahms’ Hungarian Dances, Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, Piazzolla’s Libertango, and so many more — classical music and dance have always taken inspiration from one another.
October 1 — International Music Day
It’s not like we needed the reminder, but you can bet that we’ll be listening to music to celebrate this holiday!
October 1 — World Ballet Day
So many composers wrote wonderful music for the ballet — Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and Stravinsky to name just a few.
October 4 — Kids Music Day
It’s never too early to introduce kids to classical music!
November 6 — Saxophone Day
Adolphe Sax, the instrument’s inventor, was born on this day in 1814.
December 10 — World Choral Day
Choral music can range from the ethereal to the explosive. Whatever the form, we’re glad that we have a day to celebrate vocal ensembles.
December 13 — National Violin Day
What's so important about December till Christmas? It's National Violin Day! Violin is one of the most widely learned and performed instruments all over the world!
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